IBM Lotus Expeditor up to 6.2.2 Help path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in IBM Lotus Expeditor up to 6.2.2. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Help. Performing a manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2012-0186. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in IBM Lotus Expeditor up to 6.2.2 (Groupware Software). This affects some unknown functionality of the component Help. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Eclipse Help component in IBM Lotus Expeditor 6.1.x and 6.2.x before 6.2 FP5+Security Pack allows remote attackers to discover the locations of files via a crafted URL.

The weakness was disclosed 06/22/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-0186 since 12/14/2011. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

It is declared as highly functional.

Upgrading to version 6.2.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (72096), SecurityFocus (BID 54164†) and Secunia (SA49624†). The entries VDB-61079 and VDB-61078 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Highly functional

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Lotus Expeditor 6.2.3

Timelineinfo

12/14/2011 🔍
06/22/2012 +191 days 🔍
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03/23/2015 +1004 days 🔍
01/10/2018 +1024 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-0186 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0186
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-61077
X-Force: 72096 - IBM Lotus Expeditor Eclipse Help component directory traversal
SecurityFocus: 54164 - IBM Lotus Expeditor 'Eclipse Help' Component Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Secunia: 49624 - IBM Lotus Expeditor Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 01/10/2018 08:13
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (54), 01/10/2018 08:13 (9)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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